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Mount Ethelred Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
400
400
450
450
500
500
500
500
600
550
500
500
5700
km/h
30
N
55
NE
70
NNE
20
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
ESE
0
NNE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
2
11
6
8
3
1
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-11
-16
-17
-19
-20
-20
-18
-17
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
min °C
-9
-9
-11
-14
-17
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-19
-22
-22
-20
-24
-26
-27
-25
-25
-26
-25
-23
-19
-14
-13
-16
Freezing level m
100
450
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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4:22
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4:16
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4:11
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4:05
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3:59
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Sunset
—
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10:23
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10:30
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10:35
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10:40
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10:46

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Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ethelred is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ethelred at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Ethelred. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseSanMartin
236 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
850 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
853 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
922 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Patches of fog.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
995 km NNE
48m alt.
41 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
996 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
0.1 km
BaseCarlini
997 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1001 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1349 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1531 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.